"Interfering with the exercise of discretion as to what would constitute appropriate sentence and ultimately letting off the respondent by merely asking him to pay
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"Expression 'amount of money is insufficient' is a genus and dishonour for reasons such as 'signatures do not match' or 'image is not found' are
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"A judgment of acquittal cannot be interfered in a casual or cavalier manner and it is not permissible in law to overturn the judgment only on the ground
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"Prolonged incarceration militates against the most precious fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and in such a situation, the constitutional principles must
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"When a subject matter of an offence is seized by the police it ought not to be retained in the custody of the Court or of the
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"The steep increase in prices is a circumstance which makes it inequitable to grant the relief of specific performance where the purchaser does not take
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"When there is no specific overt act as to actual robbing by accused No.2 and the persons who robbed the society and also threatened CWs.1
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"Enmity is a double edged weapon which cut both ways. It may constitute motive for the commission of the crime and at the same time
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"In the Advocate Commissioner warrant, the Advocate Commissioner was directed by the Court to localize the disputed schedule land with reference to the title deeds of both
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"Plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his own case and not on the weakness of the defence," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held
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"By appointing receiver, trial Court has virtually handed over reins of business to a stranger who has no interest, acumen to run the business... appointment
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"Order 23 Rule 1 CPC cannot be read so as to bar a suit which has already been instituted before the other suit has been
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"Mere expeditious conduct of proceedings cannot be equated with arbitrariness or denial of opportunity, particularly in the absence of any specific prejudice demonstrated by the
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"To constitute the offence of rape, penetration, however slight, is sufficient... the provision of Section 3(a) of the POCSO Act says that a person is
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"Member, Board of Revenue went off on a tangent to decide a non-issue... Such approach cannot be countenanced in law nor is contemplated under the provisions
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"Plea of acquiescence raised by the appellants, on the ground that the respondent was aware of the construction in 2011, cannot defeat a lawful claim,
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"Once a delinquent employee had successfully defended a charge, the disciplinary authority, in absence of a fresh show cause notice, cannot punish the delinquent employee
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"Since PW1 was a minor at the time of the offence, her consent is immaterial. Therefore, the offence of rape as defined under Section 375
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"Unit cannot be closed merely on account of technical irregularity for want of prior EC, when the PCB itself was not aware of the applicability
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"A unit contributing to the economy of the country and providing livelihood to hundreds of people... should not be closed down for the technical irregularity
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"Interfering with the exercise of discretion as to what would constitute appropriate sentence and ultimately letting off the respondent by merely asking him to pay
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"Expression 'amount of money is insufficient' is a genus and dishonour for reasons such as 'signatures do not match' or 'image is not found' are
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"Plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his own case and not on the weakness of the defence," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held
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"Plea of acquiescence raised by the appellants, on the ground that the respondent was aware of the construction in 2011, cannot defeat a lawful claim,
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"Once a delinquent employee had successfully defended a charge, the disciplinary authority, in absence of a fresh show cause notice, cannot punish the delinquent employee
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"Unit cannot be closed merely on account of technical irregularity for want of prior EC, when the PCB itself was not aware of the applicability
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"A unit contributing to the economy of the country and providing livelihood to hundreds of people... should not be closed down for the technical irregularity
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"Suit for specific performance of a contract stands automatically dismissed when the conditions under the decree are not complied with by the decree holder and
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"Question, therefore, is whether such permission to deposit or the deposit itself would ipso facto amount to condoning the delay in making the deposit and
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"A Revenue Record is not a document of title and does not confer any ownership or title upon the person whose name appears in it.
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"Notional income would have to be determined on the basis of the minimum wages admissible for a skilled workman in the State... The appellant having
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"By the time the accused respondents approached the High Court, they had lost the right to seek default bail by their acquiescence," Supreme Court, in
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"Scheme of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not contemplate the maintainability of an appeal to the High Court at the instance of the
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"In the state of affairs that are presently prevailing, the objective of time bound resolution is impossible to achieve," Supreme Court, in a significant development,
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The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into legal research has moved from a futuristic novelty to an everyday necessity. However, the convenience of Large Language Models
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In a significant move to address the perennial "productivity paradox" of the Indian judiciary, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved a proposal
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In a development that has sent ripples through the Indian legal fraternity, the Andhra Pradesh High Court recently witnessed an unprecedented confrontation between the Bench and
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"Generally and broadly speaking, the corporate veil may be lifted where associated companies are inextricably connected as to be, in reality, part of one concern... given
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"Interference with a two-decade-old Government Order, after retirement of the writ petitioner, was wholly unwarranted and would unsettle all promotions in the Corporation," Supreme Court,
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"Entertaining a writ petition, in the said circumstances, would in effect, result in the High Court, acting as a forum of first instance thereby bypassing the statutory
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"A judgment of acquittal cannot be interfered in a casual or cavalier manner and it is not permissible in law to overturn the judgment only on the ground
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"Prolonged incarceration militates against the most precious fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and in such a situation, the constitutional principles must
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"When a subject matter of an offence is seized by the police it ought not to be retained in the custody of the Court or of the
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"The steep increase in prices is a circumstance which makes it inequitable to grant the relief of specific performance where the purchaser does not take
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"When there is no specific overt act as to actual robbing by accused No.2 and the persons who robbed the society and also threatened CWs.1
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"Enmity is a double edged weapon which cut both ways. It may constitute motive for the commission of the crime and at the same time
read more
"In the Advocate Commissioner warrant, the Advocate Commissioner was directed by the Court to localize the disputed schedule land with reference to the title deeds of both
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"By appointing receiver, trial Court has virtually handed over reins of business to a stranger who has no interest, acumen to run the business... appointment
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"Order 23 Rule 1 CPC cannot be read so as to bar a suit which has already been instituted before the other suit has been
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"Mere expeditious conduct of proceedings cannot be equated with arbitrariness or denial of opportunity, particularly in the absence of any specific prejudice demonstrated by the
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"To constitute the offence of rape, penetration, however slight, is sufficient... the provision of Section 3(a) of the POCSO Act says that a person is
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"Member, Board of Revenue went off on a tangent to decide a non-issue... Such approach cannot be countenanced in law nor is contemplated under the provisions
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"Since PW1 was a minor at the time of the offence, her consent is immaterial. Therefore, the offence of rape as defined under Section 375
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"Appellate Court has clearly lost sight of the settled position of law that in a suit for declaration of tenancy, primary burden is upon the
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"Delay in processing the claim for employment of the widow and thereafter the son can be attributed to the negligence of management company for not maintaining the
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"Once an ex parte decree is set aside under Order 9 Rule 13, the court is empowered to reverse the actions taken during execution, restoring the
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"Time gap between the last seen with the appellant and their death is very short and there is no evidence of the deceased persons and
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"Nowhere the Rule postulates that the vehicle cannot be released, unless the [penalty and seigniorage fee] is paid, " Andhra Pradesh High Court, in a significant ruling,
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"Contemporaneous utterance of P.W.-1 forms part of the same transaction and is admissible under Section 6 of the Evidence Act as ‘res gestae’," Allahabad High
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"If the seeds of a commercial relationship between a private entity and the State are planted in fraud, every subsequent offshoot that grows from such seeds, including
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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